St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-24
Proposals for Indian supplies md
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/ BEREAVEMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of
liiolaii Ahalrs, Washington March 10, 1857.
Seaiea prol osals Endorsed Proposals tor Beef
(blds Ior beer must be submitted in separate en-
Veiopesl, bacon, Flour, Transportation. etc. tas
the case may be) and directed to the Conm:s.
sloner OF indian Affairs, Chamber Of Commerce
Buiiuihg' corner OF Third and Chestnut streets
st. LOUIS Missouri, will be received until | u m
OF Tuesday, April r. 1887, for furnishing for the
d INC IAN service about Ssg000 pounds Bacon &c.
ooo,oVo pounds Beef on the hoof. go, 1000 pounds
Beans, ioo, OpO pounds Corn, $4,000 pounds Cof-
lee, o,oOVO0O pounds Flour, So, 900 pounds Feed
l35,UuO pounds Hard Bread, 81, 900 pounds HON.
my 6o'ooo pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork
l60.00O pounds Rice, 1900 pounds Tea 400 ODU
pounds salt, 100000 pounds Sugar. and $4,000
ponds Wheat. Also, transportation for such of
the articles. goods, and supplies that may not be
contracted Tor to be delivered at the Agencies
Also, proposals Endorsed as above and directed
10 the commissioner OF Indian Affairs, Nos G5
ana eI wooster street. New York City, will be re-
ceYed until p. III. OF Tuesday. May 3, 1887. for
blankets WOODEN and Cotton Goods. consisting
in part OF Ticking, 1000 yards; Standard Calico
l0O,0C0 yards; Drilling, l4,000 yards Duck free
from all sizing, 1000 yards: Denims II 900 yards
Gingham. 100000 yards; Kentucky Jeans, Is, 900
yards Cnevlot, $500 yards; Brown Sheeting 49,
600 yards; Bleached Sheeting. 600 yards Hickory
shirting l0,O0O yards Calico Shirting 900 yards
Powderi 2SS.OOO pounds of Soap; Clothing Gro
ceres Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies,
School Books, ETC., and long list of miscellane-
Gus articles, such as Harness. Plows Rakes,
Forks. etc., and for about 40G Wagons required
for the service to be delivered at Chicago. Kan
sas City, and Sioux City. Also for such Wagons
as may be required, adapted to the climate of the
Pacific Coast, with California brakes delivered at
San Francisco.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities of
subsistence supplies required for each Agency and
school, and the kinds and quantities in gross of
all other goods and articles, together with blank
proposals, conditions to be observed by bidders
time and place of delivery, terms of contract and
payment, transportation routes, and all other
necessary instructions will be furnished upon an
plication to the Indian Office in Washington or
Nos. 20 and 67 Wooster street. New York; James
Lldgerwood. S35 Broadway. New York; the Secre-
tary OF the Merchants Exchange, St Lous Mis-.
souri,; the Commissaries of Subsistence u g. A.
at cheyenne. Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha, Saint
Louis, Saint Paul and San Franc co; the Post
masters at Sioux City and Yankton; and to the
Postmasters at the following named places in
Kansas Arkansas City, Burlington, Caldwell
Dodge City, Emporia. Eureka, Great Bend.
Howard, Hutchinson, Larned. MCPHERSON Marion
Medicine Lodge, Newton Usage CITY, Sedan
Sterling, Topeka, Wellington, Wichita, and Win
field.
The right is reserved by the Government to re-
ject any and all bids or any part of any bid.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day above
stated, and bidders are invited to be present at
the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United States Depository or
the First National Bank of Los Angeles. Cal for
at least FIVE per cent. of the amount OF the pro-
posal.
J. D. C. ATKINS Commissioner
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